Kurt hesitantly knocked on the door of Adam's apartment. He had been nervous about coming over- he'd never been to his place before. Adam had invited him over for a movie night date a few days earlier, and Kurt had been excited and looking forward to it.
Well, he was excited until he woke up that morning. He felt a little off, but didn't think anything was wrong. He tried to drink some coffee and eat a piece of toast for breakfast, but it came right back up the minute he got to NYADA. Kurt was thankful he had his travel size bottle of mouthwash with him. He cleaned himself up and went to class.
He had to work half the day at Vogue after his morning classes, but once it was over he came home and realized he had time for a nap before he was supposed to be at Adam's. Kurt set his alarm for 5:30, kicked his shoes off, and passed out on his bed, exhausted and weak. He hadn't been able to eat anything after he threw up, so he'd gone all day without food, but it didn't matter. He had no appetite whatsoever.
When his alarm went off two hours later, Kurt moaned and shut it off. He didn't want to get up, but he couldn't just blow Adam off. He sat up, put his shoes on, and fixed his hair before he left. He felt nauseous and still half asleep, but he left the apartment before he could talk himself out of going.
Adam answered the door about half a second after he knocked. "Hey," he greeted happily. Kurt smiled and stepped inside to escape from the cold. "I made dinner. It's just macaroni, but it's my own recipe." Kurt didn't want to eat anything, much less macaroni.
"Thanks," he said, trying to seem normal. He didn't need Adam worrying about him. Kurt was there for a date, not to be fussed over.
"Go pick out a couple of movies. I'll bring you your food." Kurt obeyed, and he walked into the living room. The apartment was pretty small, but cozy. Kurt took off his shoes and grabbed a couple of Disney movies from Adam's DVD shelf. He set them on the coffee table and got settled on the couch. He wanted to be in his own bed, but the couch was pretty comfortable.
"Kurt?" Kurt's eyes flew open and he sat up. "Here's your dinner. If you don't like it I can make you something else." Kurt took his bowl of pasta and thanked him.
"No, this looks great," he said, and took a bite. It did taste good, but he just felt too bad to try to eat it all.
"What do you want to drink?" Adam asked him.
"Just some water, please," he said. Hopefully drinking something would settle his stomach. He didn't want to make his first real date with Adam awkward by being sick the whole time.
Adam put in one of the movies he picked out, and then finally joined Kurt on the couch. He scooted over next to him and laid his head on his shoulder. He was freezing and didn't want to ask for a blanket, but Adam was warm.
"Are you okay?" he asked him. "You don't seem like yourself." Kurt nodded slowly and took another bite of his food.
"I'm fine," he told him. "Tired." Kurt felt Adam wrap his arm around him, and he smiled. He just wanted to get in his bed and sleep, but he'd rather be with Adam than back home alone.
"We can go get in bed once you're finished eating," Adam said. "I've got another TV in there." Kurt nodded and tried to take another bite. He could barely choke it down without getting sick. His stomach cramped painfully, and not even taking a drink helped.
"I'll be right back," he mumbled, and hurried back to the bathroom. He shut the door but forgot to lock it, and he slumped against the shower until he was curled up on the ground. He didn't throw up right away, but his stomach cramped after several seconds and he got sick in the toilet. His throat burned, and Kurt's face felt hot and he couldn't breathe, until he choked again and got some air. His head was pounding, and the cramps in his stomach wouldn't stop. He threw up a second time, and then a knock on the bathroom door startled him, so he flushed the toilet quickly.
"Kurt? Can I come in?" Adam asked. Kurt took a breath and wrapped his arms around his stomach, shaking from chills.
"Yeah," he called softly. Adam came in and bent down in front of him. "I'm sorry," Kurt mumbled, tilting his head forward. He was almost too exhausted to care, but he had to apologize for ruining the date.
"It's okay," Adam said, and brushed his hair back. "It's not your fault. You feel hot. Did you throw up?" Kurt nodded slowly, embarrassed. Adam stood up, and Kurt felt sick again. He had no time to even lean forward over the toilet, so he threw up on himself, and then started to cry from embarrassment. He felt hot and sick and gross and he wanted to go home and change clothes and go to sleep and forget about the date he'd ruined.
"Oh-" Adam said quietly. "It's okay. Here, it's okay." Adam handed him a tissue and pressed a cool, damp washcloth on his face.
"I'm sorry," Kurt choked out. "I'm sorry." He tried to throw up a third time, but there was nothing left in his stomach.
"It's okay," Adam repeated. "You're just sick. Stand up here, I've got you." Kurt let Adam help him up, and he took him into the bedroom. "I've got some clothes I think might fit you. Then you're going to get in bed and take some medicine and let me take care of you." Kurt didn't argue. It'd been so long since he'd had someone fuss over him when he was sick.
Adam got him an old t-shirt and some sweatpants to wear, and then he tucked Kurt into bed. "How are you feeling?" he asked him. Kurt blinked sleepily and looked up at him. Their date had gone from fine to horrible in less than ten minutes, and it was all his fault.
"I'm okay," he lied, and curled up on his side. Adam covered him up and made sure he was comfortable.
"You're sick," he corrected. "How long have you felt like this?" Kurt didn't want to admit it. Adam would get worried.
"This morning," he confessed. "My stomach hurts." He breathed heavily and was afraid of throwing up again, but he calmed down. "I'm sorry I ruined our date." Kurt felt Adam press the washcloth against his forehead and take his hand.
"You didn't ruin anything," he assured him. "I just wish you would've told me. You feel pretty warm. I'd take you home but it's kind of late, and I don't want you to be alone. You can sleep here tonight, and in the morning we'll see how you're doing. Sound good?" Kurt nodded slowly, and Adam made him swallow some Pepto-Bismol and drink some ginger ale. Kurt was so tired he could hardly sit up, but Adam let him lie down and he tucked him into bed.
"I'll stay in here if you want," Adam told him. "Would you like me to rub your back?" Kurt hesitated, and then nodded. He relaxed into Adam's gentle touch, and just hoped he could be all better by the morning.
Author's Notes:
This is pretty much the first Kadam thing I've written, and I thought it was kind of hard since we know so little about his character. He's had what, maybe thirty minutes of screen time? And a lot of people have asked me what my views about Adam are. I think since he's had such little screen time compared to Blaine, and when you consider Kurt and Blaine's history, Adam really isn't a big threat. I think he was put in the show to be there for Kurt to help him through the break up. I haven't heard anything about him coming back for season 5 so they'll probably just write him off and say he and Kurt broke up, or were never official, or whatever.
But when Kurt hooked up with Blaine at the wedding, that changed things a little. He was so mad at Blaine for cheating on him, so if he and Adam were really "a thing" he probably wouldn't have done that with Blaine, to spare Adam from feeling like he had when Blaine told him he cheated. So, I think Adam is an interesting character to watch and to write, because he's a few years older than Kurt and he's genuinely concerned about his feelings and isn't just trying to get in his pants. I'm imagining (and hoping and praying) Kurt and Blaine get back together during the first few episodes of the new season. If Adam shows up, I don't think he'll be upset by it. He genuinely likes Kurt and wants the best for him, even if it means they're not together.